Gold Coast Marathon 2026 Results: A Practical Guide

Gold Coast Marathon 2026 results: Strintzos breaks the Australian record. Read Run HQ’s race report and supporting results coverage.

Haftu Strintzos delivered a landmark Australian marathon performance at the 2026 ASICS Gold Coast Marathon, winning the men’s race in 2:06:20. The official organiser reported that the Victorian broke the course record by 73 seconds and lowered the Australian and Oceania record by two seconds.

Almaz Kebebe won the women’s marathon in 2:24:53. The Ethiopian runner finished 48 seconds ahead of Kenya’s Antonina Kwambai, while Japan’s Kaede Kawamura completed the podium in 2:28:00.

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Gold Coast Marathon 2026 results: Men’s marathon top five

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Haftu Strintzos	Australia	2:06:20
2	Hidekazu Hijikata	Japan	2:07:20
3	Jinya Ozaki	Japan	2:07:48
4	Ryoma Takeuchi	Japan	2:08:20
5	Kaisei Sugiyama	Japan	2:09:03

World Athletics lists Strintzos one minute ahead of Hijikata, with only 28 seconds separating second and third. Four Japanese athletes occupied positions two through five. The winning mark is flagged as an Australian record in the official World Athletics result.

Women’s marathon top five

Place	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Almaz Kebebe	Ethiopia	2:24:53
2	Antonina Kwambai	Kenya	2:25:41
3	Kaede Kawamura	Japan	2:28:00
4	Abigail Nordberg	Australia	2:30:22
5	Khishigsaikhan Galbadrakh	Mongolia	2:30:46

Kebebe’s winning time was 31 seconds outside the women’s course record. Nordberg was the first Australian woman, finishing fourth in a personal best of 2:30:22. The organiser reported that four Australian women finished inside the top ten.

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A significant Australian victory

The organiser described Strintzos as the first Australian man to win the Gold Coast Marathon in 20 years, following Lee Troop’s victory in 2006. His 2:06:20 also surpassed the previous course record of 2:07:33 set by Yuki Takei in 2025.

The 42.195-kilometre race was held on Sunday 5 July 2026. The official race information describes a coastal course travelling south from the Gold Coast race precinct before turning north to finish beside the Broadwater at Southport.

How to check official results

The World Athletics result provides the authoritative elite men’s listing, while the organiser’s dedicated reports cover the men’s record and women’s leading places. Individual participants should use the official results portal for personal times, certificates and any timing corrections.

RunHQ readers can find more races through the Australian Running Events Calendar. For GPS accuracy, race battery and marathon watch comparisons, visit Running Watches Australia.

Official sources

Results checked 12 August 2026. Official timing records may be corrected after publication.

Featured image: existing original RunHQ Sunshine Coast Marathon 2026 editorial illustration reused as a general Queensland marathon results image. It is illustrative and does not depict the Gold Coast winners or official course.